Airbags are safe while they are properly mounted in the car, but when removed, they can be potentially quite hazardous. Stringent safety precautions should be taken when working with them. Wear safety glasses, and use some means of grounding yourself to the car chassis while working on it to prevent any static charge from building up.
Disconnect the battery! First and foremost, this MUST be done to prevent any accidental actuation of the bag! Remove the negative cable, and make sure it can't accidentally work its way back into contact with the battery post.
On the back side (front side?) of the steering wheel spokes you'll see two holes, one on each side. Inside these holes are screws. Remove them, and the horn button and airbag assembly will come off. Disconnect the wires.
After you remove the air bag assembly, you should short the wires together with a paper clip or similar, to avoid any possibility of static electricity causing it to discharge. DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES try to "check out" the airbag by using a meter on the wires!
Put the airbag in a suitable cardboard box to protect it after you have it off. Keep it in a safe, dry location until you're ready to reinstall it.
it is underneath the air filter bolted to the firewall on the driverside of the car
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The keys on the 1998 Ford Contour are NOT chipped
where is egr valve on 1998 ford contour
find it then remove it from its socket and then put anew one in its place.
Don't do that!It's a major mistake to do that!The airbag is a safety device. It is illegal to disable an air bag without written permission from the NHTSA
The battery is the main power supply of the 1998 Ford contour.
use seatbelt, sit back and hunt for a large tree and 18 mph. good luck
yes it will fit
fix the airbag.
Under the glove box and air bag. Remove the airbag fuse and disconnect the battery before attempting to remove the blower motor.